[Remote] Cyber Threat Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is hiring a Cyber Threat Analyst to support the United States Postal Service’s CISO Operations organization and Detection and Automation Engineering program. The role designs, implements, and maintains automated security detection and integration capabilities, strengthening threat detection and response through engineering, automation, analysis, and collaboration with security stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build automation/SI integration workflows to improve detection and response
• Integrate and optimize security technologies into a cohesive detection architecture
• Translate operational security needs into technical specifications and implementations
• Execute testing, evaluation, and validation of detections & automation workflows
• Analyze telemetry for anomalies, trends, detection gaps
• Recommend and implement detection enhancements
• Create and maintain documentation, SOPs, runbooks (job function, not requirement)
• Coordinate with SOC, threat intelligence, and incident response teams
• Research and assess emerging security and SI/ML capabilities to enhance detection
• Support USPS CISO Detection & Automation Engineering program
• Design, implement, and maintain automated/SI-enabled detection and integration capabilities
• Strengthen threat detection and response
• Collaborate with operations, intelligence, and incident response stakeholders

Skills

• Information Assurance, Security Operations, Security Technologies
• 8 + years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or other IT/security related major; or equivalent experience
• If resources do not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required
• 8+ years relevant experience
• Knowledge of detection engineering, automation/SI
• Security platform integration expertise
• Requirements analysis skills
• Testing & validation experience
• Security data analysis experience
• Documentation & sustainment experience
• Cross-functional coordination experience
• Research and evaluation of emerging capabilities
• SOAR Tools: SentinelOne, SentinelOne Hyper automation, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk SOAR
• Super Intelligence (SI) Security
• SOC operations and processes
• Threat intelligence lifecycle and analysis
• Incident response methodologies
• Network protocols and architecture
• Operating systems (Windows/Linux/Unix)
• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Security architecture and design
• Programming/scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
• API integration and development
• Detection engineering methodologies
• Security automation and orchestration concepts
• Malware analysis, digital forensics procedures, risk assessment methodologies, machine learning and SI for security
• NIST SP 800-53 Security Controls
• CIS Controls
• MITRE ATT&CK Framework
• CISA NICE Framework, ISO 27001/27002, FISMA, FedRAMP, OMB Circulars and Federal Cybersecurity Directives, Privacy Act
• CompTIA Security+ (or equivalent baseline)
• One of: GCIA, GCIH, or CompTIA CySA+
• Programming/scripting certification or demonstrated proficiency (Python, PowerShell, similar)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• CISSP or GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
• CompTIA SecAI+
• GMON (or similar continuous monitoring/detection-focused certification)

Benefits

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• 401(k) plan with pre- and post-tax contributions up to IRS annual limits and a company match
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• Typically 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for vacations, personal business and illness, prorated based on date of hire
• An additional 10 paid holidays per year, prorated based on date of hire
• Up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12-month period through the GDIT Paid Family Leave program for eligible employees
• Short- and long-term disability benefits
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Personal accident insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Business travel and accident insurance
• Remote work

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